Islam and Arabs in Early American Thought: Roots of Orientalism in AmericaThis book chronicles the dreams, illusions and aspirations of American missionaries, world travellers and national leaders, from colonial times forward, as they sought to establish "an American Israel" in the Holy Land. In their dispositions the reader can glimpse the battleground for Christian Americans and Middle Eastern Moslems in succeeding centuries. The author brings insights from his own religious roots to complement his grasp of the American phenomena which produced Orientalism. He traces the fundamentalist movements and national philosophies which influenced Americans to view themselves as the "Chosen People" and to extend their missionary resolves to the policy of "Manifest Destiny." Thus the future of American-Arab relations in the Middle East was set upon antithetical paths. |
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Page 49
... Jessup's view , for Kamil to get rid of the prejudices of twelve centuries . The young , impressionable man , a model of simplicity and innocence , immediately recognizes the virtues of Christianity and enters , in Jessup's narrative ...
... Jessup's view , for Kamil to get rid of the prejudices of twelve centuries . The young , impressionable man , a model of simplicity and innocence , immediately recognizes the virtues of Christianity and enters , in Jessup's narrative ...
Page 50
... Jessup , as well as Kamil ( represented by Jessup ) , the dialogue is concluded and the argu- ment is decided then and there . Each side , after a fashion , has presented its case . The rest of the dialogue is handled quite as easily ...
... Jessup , as well as Kamil ( represented by Jessup ) , the dialogue is concluded and the argu- ment is decided then and there . Each side , after a fashion , has presented its case . The rest of the dialogue is handled quite as easily ...
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... Jessup , are inherent in the religion itself and in the nature of the people whom it addresses . The positive features in Islam are analyzed by Jessup not as inherent virtues in the religion itself , but as borrowings from Christianity ...
... Jessup , are inherent in the religion itself and in the nature of the people whom it addresses . The positive features in Islam are analyzed by Jessup not as inherent virtues in the religion itself , but as borrowings from Christianity ...
Contents
A Place for My People | 1 |
The Star in the West | 15 |
The Prophets Progress | 27 |
Copyright | |
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